girl time

last weekend stella and i had a girls night in the historic center. it's only about 10 min in the car from our house, but it's a world away if you're 6 years old and really happy to have your mom's undivided attention! it was really good fun, we stayed in a beautiful pied-a-terre of a friend on the famed via margutta. we walked the cobblestone streets til our toes were throbbing. we talked and took pictures and daydreamed. we went to bed early and woke early too. the streets were still free from the drones of tourists so i took the opportunity to rush stella around to see the sights without the crowds. she was a real trooper, she even sort of seemed interested. i tried to tell her some bits of history as we went along, and now everything we see or do she openly wonders "did the ancient romans do that too?". so sweet. we've decided to do this more often!